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HRC Research Repository

This library contains details of HRC-funded studies over the past 10 years, including study title, lay summary, lead investigator, host organisation, the sum awarded, year of study commencement, and contract duration.
  • Vascular risk equity for all New Zealanders

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,920.55
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Susan Wells
    ,
    Associate Professor Katrina Poppe
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Professor Rodney Jackson
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    ,
    Professor Thomas Lumley
    ,
    Associate Professor Vanessa Selak
    ,
    Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri
    ,
    Dr Romana Pylypchuk
    ,
    Dr Claris Chung
    ,
    Dr Corina Grey
    ,
    Mrs Julie Winter-Smith
    ,
    Associate Professor Monique Jonas
    ,
    Professor Nicola Dalbeth
    ,
    Ms Yeunhyang Choi
    ,
    Dr Jinfeng Zhao
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Translating treatments for lymphatic dysfunction associated with organ failure

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,761.20
    Researchers:
    Professor Anthony Phillips
    ,
    Professor John Windsor
    ,
    Professor Merryn Tawhai
    ,
    Dr Natalie Trevaskis
    ,
    Professor Dr Wei Huang
    ,
    Mr Fred Astle
    ,
    Professor Anthony Hickey
    ,
    Dr Douglas Campbell
    ,
    Dr Yannan Jiang
    ,
    Professor Colin Green
    ,
    Dr Kelly Burrowes
    ,
    Dr Richard Clarke
    ,
    Associate Professor Ali Mirjalili
    ,
    Professor Ben Boyd
    ,
    Professor Julian Paton
    ,
    Associate Professor Alys Clark
    ,
    Professor Christopher Porter
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Kia puawai ake ngā uri whakatupu: flourishing future generations

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,949.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Amohia Boulton
    ,
    Dr Tanya Allport
    ,
    Dr Heather Gifford
    ,
    Professor Denise Wilson
    ,
    Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere
    ,
    Mr Utiku Potaka
    ,
    Ms Gillian Potaka-Osborne
    ,
    Ms Lynley Cvitanovic
    ,
    Dr John McMenamin
    ,
    Dr Patricia Neuwelt
    ,
    Professor Stephen Reay
    ,
    Ms Kiri Parata
    Host:
    Whakauae Research Services
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Programme
  • A kaupapa Māori approach to improving wellbeing for rural whānau Māori

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Taria Tane
    ,
    Snow Tane
    ,
    Taoho Patuawa
    ,
    Ms Thalea Tane
    ,
    Sapphire Davenport
    Host:
    Te Roroa Development Charitable Trust
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Explorer Grant
  • Contribution of ENaC in Covid-19

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Martin Fronius
    ,
    Professor Rajesh Katare
    ,
    Associate Professor Matloob Husain
    ,
    Professor Fiona McDonald
    ,
    Dr Jack Dummer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Designing better methodologies to enable robust risk assessment of vaping

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Graham Eyres
    ,
    Associate Professor Patrick Silcock
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Early identification of infants and children with disequilibrium

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Michael Maslin
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Purdy
    ,
    Professor Greg O'Beirne
    ,
    Dr Rebecca Kelly
    ,
    Dr Justine Bradley
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Walk a mile in their shoes - Developing a virtual reality experience of FASD

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Joanna Ting Wai Chu
    ,
    Dr Samantha Marsh
    ,
    Professor Christopher Bullen
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Development of a novel tissue-engineered heart valve

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Steve Waqanivavalagi
    ,
    Mr Marcus Ground
    ,
    Mr Paget Milsom
    ,
    Professor Jillian Cornish
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Extracellular DNA repair: a role in antimicrobial resistance?

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Adele Williamson
    ,
    Dr Joanna Hicks
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • An overlooked opportunity to exploit heart rate variability

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr June-Chiew Han
    ,
    Professor Andrew Taberner
    ,
    Dr Kenneth Tran
    ,
    Professor Julian Paton
    ,
    Associate Professor Rohit Ramchandra
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Exploring hepatic urea cycle dysfunction in Huntington’s disease

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Renee Handley
    ,
    Professor Russell Snell
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Development of a novel device to rapidly test embryos during IVF

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lynsey Cree
    ,
    Professor Larry Chamley
    ,
    Dr Colin Hisey
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • A smart toothpaste for the twenty-first century

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor George Dias
    ,
    Dr Niranjan Ramesh
    ,
    Assistant Professor Vincent Bennani
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Auricular stimulation to improve cough sensitivity after stroke

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Yusuf Cakmak
    ,
    Professor Maggie-Lee Huckabee
    ,
    Dr Karen Ng
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • The role of circulating bacterial DNA in cardiovascular disease

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah Appleby
    ,
    Dr Rachel Purcell
    ,
    Professor Chris Pemberton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Repurposing anti-viral immunity to combat Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr William Kelton
    ,
    Dr Joanna Hicks
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Personalised 3D-tissue models: Reducing health inequities in cartilage therapies

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Tim Woodfield
    ,
    Dr Gabriella Lindberg
    ,
    Associate Professor Khoon Lim
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Reducing the burden of knee osteoarthritis through community pharmacy

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,704.36
    Researchers:
    Professor Benjamin Darlow
    ,
    Ms Mely Brown
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Professor J. Abbott
    ,
    Dr Ben Hudson
    ,
    Professor Sarah Dean
    ,
    Dr Ross Wilson
    ,
    Jane Clark
    ,
    Mr Gareth Frew
    ,
    Loren Vincent
    ,
    Ms Shirley Simmonds
    ,
    Ms Alison Pask
    ,
    Professor Andrew Briggs
    ,
    Professor Carlo Marra
    ,
    Associate Professor Eileen McKinlay
    ,
    Professor Rebecca Grainger
    ,
    Ms Marama Cole
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Hapū Whānau: Implementing iwi-owned service hubs to improve health outcomes

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,385,761.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Helmut Modlik
    ,
    Associate Professor Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Dr Judy Ormandy
    ,
    Professor Stacie Geller
    ,
    Mrs Francesca Storey
    ,
    Ms Michelle Vincent
    ,
    Ms Victoria Roper
    ,
    Dr Melanie Gibson
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    ,
    Miss Tina Bennett
    ,
    Miss Rachel Pearce
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Exploring primary care factors that influence diabetes management and care

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $29,500.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Lynne Chepulis
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Dr Shemana Cassim
    ,
    Professor Dr Ross Lawrenson
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Health-system factors contributing to inequity in diabetes medication use

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,394,674.50
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Lynne Chepulis
    ,
    Professor Dr Ross Lawrenson
    ,
    Dr Leanne Te Karu
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Professor Rinki Murphy
    ,
    Dr Rebecca Brandon
    ,
    Dr Timothy Kenealy
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Dr Chunhuan Lao
    ,
    Dr Allan Moffitt
    ,
    Dr Rebekah Doran
    ,
    Dr Joseph Scott-Jones
    ,
    Mrs Penny Clark
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Early Vocational Intervention after Stroke (EVIS) Study

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $29,984.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jennifer Dunn
    ,
    Associate Professor Deborah Snell
    ,
    Dr Joanne Nunnerley
    ,
    Dr Rachelle Martin
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Accessing earlier prediabetic treatment in pregnancy

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $11,317.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Charlotte Oyston
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Enhancing leptospirosis diagnosis and outcomes for rural and Māori communities

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,858.94
    Researchers:
    Professor Jackie Benschop
    ,
    Dr Shahista Nisa
    ,
    Dr Julie Collins-Emerson
    ,
    Dr Maureen Holdaway
    ,
    Dr Jonathan Marshall
    ,
    Dr Chris Mansell
    ,
    Ms Charrissa Makowharemahihi
    ,
    Miss Abbie Uy
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Te Piringa Kotuku

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $29,967.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Koea
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Dr Maxine Ronald
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waitematā
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Predicting acute asthma events using machine learning

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $29,498.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Amy Chan
    ,
    Assistant Professor Kebede Beyene
    ,
    Miss Holly Tibble
    ,
    Farhaan Mirza
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Sustainable LMC midwifery: Balancing work and whānau responsibilities

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,364,660.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Tagonei Mharapara
    ,
    Dr Lesley Dixon
    ,
    Dr Nimbus Staniland
    ,
    Mrs Talei Jackson
    ,
    Dr Janine Clemons
    ,
    Professor Katherine Ravenswood
    ,
    Professor Gill Kirton
    ,
    Ms Waimarie Onekawa
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Scoping project: Supporting lifestyle change and vocational rehabilitation

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $29,331.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Clare Harvey
    ,
    Mrs Janine Palmer
    ,
    Associate Professor Rachel Forrest
    ,
    Dr Shona Thompson
    ,
    Ms Alexa Hantler
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Developing a strangulation screening tool from frontline responders knowledge.

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Andrea Donaldson
    ,
    Professor Clare Harvey
    ,
    Dr Bernadette Solomon
    ,
    Dr Emily Hurren Paterson
    ,
    Associate Professor Adele Baldwin
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Optimising telerehabilitation practice in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,388,974.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Nicola Kayes
    ,
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    ,
    Associate Professor Felicity Bright
    ,
    Dr Hinemoa Elder
    ,
    Professor Stephen Reay
    ,
    Mark Shirley
    ,
    Dr Marama McDonald
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • The use of pancreatic enzyme replacement (PERT) in inoperable pancreatic cancer

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $22,952.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amanda Landers
    ,
    Mrs Helen Brown
    ,
    Dr Matthew Strother
    ,
    Mrs Kylie Russell
    ,
    Mrs Clare McKenzie
    ,
    Dr Juhaina Al Ruheili
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Optimisation of a NZ focused ehealth application to improve patient outcomes

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr John Woodfield
    ,
    Dr Kari Clifford
    ,
    Dr James Haddow
    ,
    Associate Professor Karyn Paringatai
    ,
    Dr Joanne Baxter
    ,
    Dr Moea Nimmo
    ,
    Francesca Munro
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • A pilot deployment of a portable, home-based diabetic foot monitoring system.

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $29,103.03
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Suranga Nanayakkara
    ,
    Professor John Windsor
    ,
    Professor Rinki Murphy
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Brain Oxygen Neuromonitoring in Australia and New Zealand Assessment (BONANZA)

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Professor Andrew Udy
    ,
    Mr Reuben Johnson
    ,
    Mrs Leanlove Navarra
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr Jason Correia
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Developmental outcomes of South Auckland 3-year-olds who had hearing screening

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $28,374.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Joan Leung
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Purdy
    ,
    Associate Professor Alain Vandal
    ,
    Louise Dickinson
    ,
    Dr Alehandrea Manuel
    ,
    Dr Elizabeth Holt
    ,
    Professor Randall Morton
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant